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Demission [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A lowering; degradation; depression.

Demission [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of demitting, or the state of being demitted; a letting down; a lowering; dejection.

2. Resignation of an office.

Demissionary [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Pertaining to transfer or conveyance; as, a demissionary deed.

2. Tending to lower, depress, or degrade.